Windscreen wiper blades - WTF!

[FreestyleCab]

I looked at changing my wiper blades today and checking them closely, they appear to be two different widths!

The passenger side appears to be a narrow blade and the drivers side appears to be wider.....wtf is going on Mr Mitsubishi?

Either I have been victim of a random wiper arm swap, or all Tritons come like this. Can everyone please check their wiper blades and tell me I am mistaken!

[Magilla]

Mmmmm was only just thinking about swapping mine will have a shoofty

[boo-ya]

just checked mine and they are different sizes. God nows why they would do this but anyway. I think you can buy single units from supercheap.

maybe one person developed the passenger side and another person on the drivers side and they forgot to confer during the design process:o

[Eelesy]

haha, i been meaning to change the blades but always forget when im out, at least i know this now so when i do buy them it wont b 2 trips.

SuperShit Auto sells them blades which have 2 steps, to fit either 6mm or 8mm i think

[Mantis]

Yep, ran into this problem about 6 months ago when I replaced mine, apologies for not giving you guys a heads up...

[wrench]

A lot of late models are like this. RHS is 7mm (not 8mm) & LHS is 6 mm. We found that trico ttr710 & ttr610 work best. Having metal backing like the oem blades they wipe better & last longer. (product plug over)David

[scubapro]

Bought mine form Supercheap Red Silicone units to match the Red Planet paintwork.

Silicone cleans better & lasts longer in our Oz conditions.

[Jiminy]

I am not a fan of the wiping action on my Triton, it seems to grip the windscreen to much and is very noisey.

I like the sound of Silicone units, but I fear you can't get them in black. LOL

[scubapro]

jiminy i have to go to my local supercheap at Wentwortville in approx 20 minutes, so I will check to see if they have them in black.

[martyboy]

I have got 11k on the car now and already mine are behaving as if they need replacing...surely blades are to last longer than that? it hasent even been through a full winter!

[scubapro]

jiminy just checked Supercheap. Black Silicone blades by Aunger $10-00 in stock.

[ML-VR08]

Mine are rooted after 5000kms

[Jiminy]

Thanks Scubapro.

If Jeremy Clarkson ever did a review on a Triton, he would say thge wipers are 'Rubbish'.

[KevO78]

good to see i'm not the only one thinking wtf is up with 2 different size wiper blades. has anyone come up with a logical explanation as to why you'd have different sizes?

[Bigs77]

Same here. Maby the wiper's where installed only on nightshifts But I just checked the wife's 07 Outlander and Its got the same setup.

[NowForThe5th]

Longer blade on driver's side gives higher and lower swept area when vertical while shorter blade on left side is on longer arm and sweeps through greater angle. Longer blade needs more support. End result is more of the windscreen is swept when wipers are operating.

Because it is more efficient, more manufacturers are using this geometry. Wait until the Triton gets the new style moulded plastic backs.

[tassietriton]

Regardless, the factory blades are sH%#.
Replace them as soon as you can!

[craig1]

from memory Mitsubishi charged me $30 for shit wiper blades last service didn't even ask for them I bet a $10 set from supershit would last longer and do a better job

[Homer]

Yes it's the oldest trick in the book. You have to tell them to replace NOTHING without a phone call.
They got me with my MK. I put new silicon wipers on 1 week before the service and then paid for an expensive crap Mitsubishi set 1 week later.